Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Benin
Benin: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Benin, 1999–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Benin stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Benin peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Benin 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +97.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -56.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +101.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -57.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -52.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +310.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1062.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -92.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +173.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -96.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 115 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 116 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 118 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
- 119 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 120 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
More financial sector data for Benin
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 226,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 136.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Broad money 29.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Benin?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Benin was 0.0% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Benin ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).